Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010 81Acronis Backup & Recovery 10Bootable AgentYes Yes2.13.8.3 Configuring communication settingsYou can configure communication settings, such as whether to encrypt transferred data, for AcronisBackup & Recovery 10 components installed on one or more machines, by using AcronisAdministrative Template. For information on how to load the Administrative Template, see How toload Acronis Administrative Template (p. 324).When applied to a single machine, the Administrative Template defines the communication settingsfor all the components on the machine; when applied to a domain or an organizational unit, itdefines the communication settings for all the components on the machines in that domain ororganizational unit.To configure communication settings1. Click Start, then click Run, and then type gpedit.msc2. In the Group Policy console, expand Computer Configuration, then expand AdministrativeTemplates, and then click Acronis.3. In the Acronis pane to the right, double-click a communication option that you want to configure.The Administrative Template contains the following options (each option is explained later in thistopic): Remote Agent ports Client Encryption options Server Encryption options4. For the new communication settings to take effect, restart all running Acronis components—preferably, by restarting Windows. If restart is not possible, make sure you do the following: If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is running, close it and start it again. If other Acronis components, such as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows orAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server are running, restart their correspondentservices from the Services snap-in in Windows.Remote Agent portsSpecifies the port that the component will use for incoming and outgoing communication with otherAcronis components.Select one of the following:Not configuredThe component will use the default TCP port number 9876.EnabledThe component will use the specified port; type the port number in the Server TCP Port box.DisabledThe same as Not configured.For details about the network port and instructions on how to specify it in Linux and a bootableenvironment, see Network port configuration (p. 83).
